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c Council
March 8, 2011
Thank you for your consideration.
Dear Mr. Bristol,
Since 1996, the Coast Guard Group Port Anleles has served as the site for the Regional Veterans
Day observance. It is the City's honor and pleasure to again request that Coast Guard Group
Port Angeles be designated as the observance site for 201 1.
Each year, the citizens of the North Olrnpic Peninsula have gathered in Port Angeles to honor
the men and women who faith-frrlly served in the armed forces. I1 is important to our community
to pay tribute to all veterans who have served our country and defended its freedom.
The Coast Guard Air Station is an ideal site for the celebration, and the Coast Guard personnel
have been most gracious hosts to the community. We look forward to the 201 I Veterans Day
observance, as iiis our oppornrnity to collectively tecognize the loyal veterans who have served
on our behal f.
S yours,
t
Daniel A. Di Guilio
Mayor
Cc Lljg Tim Andersen, Public Affairs Officer
U.S. Coast Guard Group / Air Station Port Angeles
Phone: 360-417-4500 / Fax: 360-417-4509
Website: www.cityofpa.us / Email: council @ cityofpa. us
321 East Fitth Street - PO. Box l150 / Port Angeles, WA 98362-0217
CITY OF
Matt Bristol, Veterans Day Coordinator
Office of National Programs and Special Events
Department of Veterans Affairs (002C)
8 l0 Vermont Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20420
RE: Reouest for Reeional Veterans Dav Observance Site for 201 1
ORT NGELES
Council
March2,2011
Thb Honorable Mayor Dean Fortin
City of Victoria
I Centennial Square
Victoria, BC V8W 1P-6 CANADA
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I wish to express my sincere appreciation to you and the other city ofEcials ofthe City of
Victoria for hosting the City of Port Angeles last week. We felt very welcome and so
appreciated your hospitality and the opportrrnity for our Counciis to meet together.
This meeting was productive and helped lay the groundwork for several areas to work on
together and to address in more detail in the future. For example, the idea of a
cooperative approach in marketing both the Victoria and Olympic Peninsula areas to
tourists especially appears to have a lot of merit.
As mentioned at the meeting, Port Algeles would Iike to host your city this coming
Sepember when our community celebrates the removal of the dams on the Elwha River
as part ofthe Elwha River Restoration Project.
A regional conference on altemate energy will be held at Peninsula College prior to the
dam removal ceremonies and we hope that the City of Victoria can attend this
conference. We will send you additional information regarding these activities in the
next 60 days so that you can get these dates on your calendars.
It is our hope that the recent meeting represents a renewed effort in continuing to build a
positive working relationship between our two cities. I believe that our cities have a lot
to share and we can learn so much from each other.
Respectfully,
1!
Daniel A. Di Guilio
Mayor
Phone: 360-417-4500 / Fax: 360-417-4509
Website: www.cilyofpa.us / Email: council@ cityofpa.us
321 Easl Fifth Street - P.O. Box 1150 / Port Angeles, WA 98362-0217
CITY OF
\<-WASH INGTON, U.S.A.